Synopses & Reviews
Yumiko was born in Japan but has made a life in London, losing herself in its cosmopolitan bustle. She has a gallery show of her art, a good job, and a good guy she plans to marry. The culture she grew up in seems very far awayandmdash;until her brother phones with the news that their father has died. Yumiko returns to Tokyo and finds herself immersed in the rituals of death while also plunged into the rituals of lifeandmdash;fish bars, bullet trains, pagodasandmdash;as she confronts the question of where her future really lies.
Just So Happens deals both gently and powerfully with grief, identity, and the pressure not to disappoint oneandrsquo;s parents, even after theyandrsquo;re gone, in a look at the relationships that build the foundation of our lives.
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About the Author
Fumio Obata was born in Tokyo and moved to England in 1991. He studied illustration at the Glasgow School of Art and received his masterandrsquo;s from the Royal College of Art in London. As an animator, Obata has worked with Duran Duran and the UKandrsquo;s Channel 4. He lives in Gloucestershire, England.